Privacy Policy

Eli (EliPhone) — Android App
Last updated: 23 March 2026

What the app does

Eli is a personal assistant app built by Graham Parkins for private use. It runs an HTTP server on the device to provide camera, location, orientation, audio, and device status services to a trusted home server.

Data collected

• Location: GPS coordinates, used for location tracking and shared only with the paired home server (parkins-1) over Tailscale VPN.
• Camera & microphone: Photos, video, and audio recordings captured on demand via the HTTP API or on-screen controls. Stored locally on device.
• Device orientation: Accelerometer and magnetometer data for compass and orientation display.
• Device status: Battery level, charging state, temperature, and volume levels.
• Logs: App diagnostic logs stored locally for debugging.

Data sharing

Data is shared only with the paired home server over an encrypted Tailscale VPN connection. No data is sent to third parties, advertisers, or analytics services. No data is sold.

Data storage

All data is stored locally on the device or on the paired home server. Photos and recordings are saved to the device DCIM folder. Crash reports are stored locally and optionally sent to the home server.

Permissions

• Camera — photo and video capture
• Microphone — audio recording and voice features
• Location — GPS tracking
• Notifications — service status notifications

Third-party services

• Google Play Services (Location) — for GPS. Subject to Google Privacy Policy.
• Vosk — offline speech recognition, runs entirely on-device. No data leaves the phone.

Children

This app is not intended for children under 13.

Changes

This policy may be updated occasionally. Changes will be posted at this URL.

Contact

Graham Parkins — graham@parkins.info